I’m thinking of setting up a fediverse node and my first choice was Akkoma but after seeing a bit of Hubzilla I thought about using it. It would be to install it on a raspberry, but I think it can be a bit heavy for that hardware. The question would be… Would you use Hubzilla or Akkoma on that hardware? I accept suggestions from other software
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Estoy pensando en montar un nodo del fediverso y mi primera opción era Akkoma pero tras ver un poco de hubzilla he pensado en usarlo. Sería para instalarlo en una raspberry, pero creo que puede ser un poco pesado para ese hardware. La pregunta sería… ¿Hubzilla o Akkoma en ese hardware? Acepto sugerencias de otros softwares
Having experience with running both, I would recommend GoToSocial instead 😅
Akkoma isn’t too heavy, but the setup is a bit convoluted and there is almost no support what so ever if you run into problems.
Hubzilla has interesting features, but use as an AP fediverse instance is an afterthought at best. It kinda works, but if that is the part you are most interested in, I would not use Hubzilla for it.
After seeing a bit of GotoSocial I think it could be a good solution for what I need. Thanks for the recomendation
I have been testing software with ActivityPub for a while now. My two cents:
Friendica (Facebook-like interface, simple to use and administer, great at following everything, from micro-blogs to forums). My setup broke on the first update, and I had to spend some hours figuring out what happened. Deleted after a month.
Hubzilla is complex for both end-users and administrators. It feels powerful, but it can also feel like doing way too much and everything rather poorly. It’s a bit like Friendica on steroids. ActivityPub got weird and semi-broken; after a few weeks, I did not bother figuring out what was wrong and uninstalled it.
NodeBB—I am testing it right now on https://nodebb.plaureano.nohost.me/forum/ (feel free to check it out), and I am impressed beyond words. This thing seems to be leaps and bounds better than Friendica and Hubzilla.
While I proceed with the “self-hosting apps safari” and test everything with good activitypub support, I will continue hosting Lemmy, Mastodon, and Pixelfed for the mobile apps. These three are the best in their particular use case, but again, I am very impressed with nodeBB.
I thought about using friendica, but I wasn’t convinced to use it. NodeBB I think it’s a good option to create a forum, but not for what I’m looking for. Thanks for the suggestion
